As organizations move more of their business-critical applications to the cloud, adversaries are shifting their tactics accordingly. And within the cloud, it’s clear that cybercriminals are setting their sights on software applications: In fact, industry data shows 8 out of the top 10 breaches in 2023 were related to applications. The most valuable of these, known as … [Read more...] about How To Secure Custom-Developed Business-Critical Applications
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Cyberattacks Targeting E-commerce Applications
Cyber attacks on e-commerce applications are a common trend in 2023 as e-commerce businesses become more omnichannel, they build and deploy increasingly more API interfaces, with threat actors constantly exploring more ways to exploit vulnerabilities. This is why regular testing and ongoing monitoring are necessary to fully protect web applications, identifying weaknesses so … [Read more...] about Cyberattacks Targeting E-commerce Applications
Analyze your application’s AWS service metrics with Elastic Observability
The transition to distributed applications is in full swing, driven mainly by our need to be “always-on” as consumers and fast-paced businesses. That need is driving deployments to have more complex requirements along with the ability to be globally diverse and rapidly innovate.Cloud is becoming the de facto deployment option for today’s applications. Many cloud deployments … [Read more...] about Analyze your application’s AWS service metrics with Elastic Observability
Elastic and Microsoft Azure: Unified observability for Spring Boot applications
Analyzing Spring Boot application performanceAfter instrumenting and shipping logs from your Spring Boot application, you can use Elastic Observability to monitor, analyze, and search your data to keep your applications performing.You can also use the out-of-the-box Azure Spring Cloud dashboards within Elastic Observability to gain instant insights from your Azure Spring Cloud … [Read more...] about Elastic and Microsoft Azure: Unified observability for Spring Boot applications
Making it Safe: IBM and Cisco Partner to Secure Applications
Securing today’s dynamic enterprise applications requires deep visibility, automated recommendations, and efficiency at scale. With hybrid and multi-cloud adoption, traditional network-based security ran into limitations in mitigating modern day threats. As organizations move their applications and workloads to the cloud, the complexity of their environment increases. They can … [Read more...] about Making it Safe: IBM and Cisco Partner to Secure Applications
Watch Out! Mission Critical SAP Applications Are Under Active Attack
Cyber attackers are actively setting their sights on unsecured SAP applications in an attempt to steal information and sabotage critical processes, according to new research. "Observed exploitation could lead in many cases to full control of the unsecured SAP application, bypassing common security and compliance controls, and enabling attackers to steal sensitive information, … [Read more...] about Watch Out! Mission Critical SAP Applications Are Under Active Attack
3 Must-dos to Secure Your Applications
Applications can be thought of as living and evolving pieces of your organization. They are unique, constantly changing and running everywhere. From the time they are written by developers, to being tested, deployed and finally hitting runtime, the application journey leaves room for increased attack surface. Let’s explore how you can you keep yourself at lockstep with securing … [Read more...] about 3 Must-dos to Secure Your Applications
Why Are Applications Difficult to Secure?
With the onset of digital transformation, applications have become a priority for businesses. They’ve also grown as a target to would-be hackers. We know that securing applications is paramount, but why are they difficult to secure? Gone are the days where cybersecurity for applications can mimic hard candy – a protective outer shell that surrounds the inner portion. … [Read more...] about Why Are Applications Difficult to Secure?